Famous Drummer Biographies, Videos & Pictures

Are you ever curious about what type of drum-set your favorite drummer plays? Or maybe you wondered what type of cymbals or sticks they use? That is where the Drummers section of DrumLessons.com comes in.

This resource features all the top drummers in the industry with biographies, videos, pictures and specs on each one. If you want to learn more about a certain drummer, find them in the list below and see what it takes to become a professional drummer!

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Aaron Edgar’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Aaron Edgar, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Aaron Spears’s love for music began in the Church of God and Christ – a pentecostal church in DC he went to with his parents as an infant. Music was a big part of the religious service. Seeing and listening to the choir and to the backing musicians really struck a chord with little Aaron Spears. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Abe Laboriel Junior’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Abe Laboriel Jr., his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Adam Deitch’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Adam Deitch, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Adam Smith’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Adam Smith, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Adrian Young’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Adrian Young, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Akira Jimbo’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Akira Jimbo, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Alex Acuña’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Alex Acuña, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Alex Van Halen’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Alex Van Halen, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Antonio Sanchez’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Antonio Sanchez, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Aquiles Priester’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Aquiles Priester, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

A son of the early jazz and swing eras, Art Blakey was pivotal in the early developments of modern bebop that took place in the 1940s, as well as of the careers of countless influential jazz musicians through his groundbreaking and award-winning Jazz Messengers. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Aynsley Dunbar’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Aynsley Dunbar, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Benny Greb gained worldwide exposure with his 2009 instructional DVD – The Language of Drumming. However, this Germany native from Augsburg is not new to drumming. Benny Greb’s journey in the world of percussion started at a very young age, he was only 6 years old. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Bernard Purdie’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Bernard Purdie, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Bill Bachman’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Bill Bachman, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

William Harris “Bill” Stewart was born on October 18, 1966 in Des Moines, Iowa. Bill Stewart’s father was a trombonist and a big fan of Bill Harris, an acclaimed jazz trombonist from the 1940s and 1950s jazz scene. His love for Bill Harris’ work was such that he named Bill Stewart after him, as a tribute. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Bill Ward’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Bill Ward, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

William Emanuel “Billy” Cobham, arguably the epitome of the fusion drummer, was born in Colón, Panama to a family of drum makers. For the first three years of his life he lived in a small village where almost everyone was a musician. His brother played trumpet, his mother sang and his father played the piano. Both his parents built congas and steel drums that they’d sell throughout the Caribbean for religious purposes. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Billy Higgins’ bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Billy Higgins, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Blake Richardson’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Blake Richardson, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Brooks Wackerman’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Brooks Wackerman, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

In every line of work you have icons, genius that represent the very best the world has to offer. Albert Einstein on physics, Mozart on classical music, Michael Jordan on basketball, Pelé on football; they all shined brighter than most of their peers, innovating and elevating their respective areas of expertise to a whole new level. When it comes to the art of drum set playing, Buddy Rich is THE icon. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Calum Rees’ bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Calum Rees, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Carmine Appice’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Carmine Appice, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Drummer for multi-platinum recording band “Dave Matthews Band”, Carter Beauford’s playing shows no resemblance to your regular rock or pop drummer. This musician has an exquisite melodic way of creating drum parts that can be traced back to Tony Williams and Steve Gadd. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Chad Bjorgan’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Chad Bjorgan, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Chadwick “Chad” Gaylord Smith is one of today’s great funk-rock drummers. Chad Smith was born in the same day as the historic rock band Rolling Stones and rhythm and blues (R&B) greats Booker T. & The MG’s. So groove and rock were predestined to be a part of Chad Smith’s life from day one, in one way or another. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Chad Szeliga’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Chad Szeliga, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Chad Wackerman’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Chad Wackerman, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Charlie Benante’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Charlie Benante, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Charlie Watts’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Charlie Watts, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Chick Webb’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Chick Webb, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Christopher James “Chris” Adler was born to a musical family in the city of Washington, DC in 1972. At a very early stage of his life, Chris Adler could be found tapping on his parents coffee cans with broken sticks he found on his backyard in Woodbridge, Virginia. However, Chris Adler’s early interest in percussion was “sabotaged” by his mother, a piano instructor who sang at local choirs. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Chris Brien’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Chris Brien, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Chris Coleman’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Chris Coleman, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Chris Pennie’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Chris Pennie, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Chris Warunki’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Chris Warunki, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Christoph “Doom” Schneider’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Christoph “Doom” Schneider, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Cindy Blackman was born in Yellow Springs, Ohio to a very musical family. Cindy Blackman’s mother and grandmother were both classically trained musicians, playing violin in classical orchestras and piano, respectively. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Clyde Stubblefield’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Clyde Stubblefield, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

YouTube was launched in 2005, giving the room to anyone in the world to broadcast whatever they saw fit. In 2007 a South African drummer used this new medium to share his drum covers, and his life changed forever. This is how Cobus’ incredible journey started. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Cora Coleman-Dunham’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Cora Coleman-Dunham, her drumming, her music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Cozy Cole’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Cozy Cole, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Cozy Powell’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Cozy Powell, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Daniel Adair’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Daniel Adair, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Daniel Edwin “Danny” Carey was born in Lawrence, Kansas to parents who were finishing their college degrees at Kansas University. When Danny Carey was 3 years old, the Careys moved to Paola, Kansas. Danny Carey grew up in a middle-class American household with an older and a younger brother. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Dave Atkinson’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Dave Atkinson, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Dave DiCenso’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Dave DiCenso, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

David “Dave” Eric Grohl was born at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio. He was the second and last child to come out of Virginia and James Grohl’s wedding. At the time of his birth, Dave Grohl’s sister Lisa was a month shy of her third birthday. Full Bio…

David “Dave” Lombardo’s early couple of years were spent in Havana, Cuba. At the age of two, Dave Lombardo moved from Cuba to the United States (U.S.), when his family traded Havana for South Gate, California. Although Dave Lombardo’s time in Cuba was cut short, his Latin heritage followed him to the U.S., where it ended playing a huge role in his future career. Full Bio…

Dave Weckl has amazed the world with a great display of musicianship in some of the most significant recordings of jazz-fusion of our time. A drummer by trade but a musician by heart, Dave is more than a technically gifted player. His groove and overall tasteful and colorful playing have made him one of the most influential drummers in the world. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading David Garibaldi’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about David Garibaldi, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Dean Schroeder Reimer’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Dean Schroeder Reimer, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Talented is an adjective that’s tossed around undeservedly quite often. However, when you’re gigging since the age of six and are coveted by some of the greatest names of funk music since the age of 13, it’s extremely hard not to do so. In the case of Dennis Chambers you can toss it around candidly but only if you add extremely before it. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Dennis DeLucia’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Dennis DeLucia, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

What if you could have some of the fastest double bass chops in the world? What if you could have some of the fastest hands in the world? What if you could play very original and musical patterns in the world of extreme metal drumming? What if you could play jazz, Latin, blues, funk, fusion, rock, country, and heavy metal? What if you could play guitar? Then my friend, you’d be Derek Roddy. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading D.J. Fontana’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about D.J. Fontana, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Dom Famularo’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Dom Famularo, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Ed Thigpen’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Ed Thigpen, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Elvin Jones’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Elvin Jones, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Eric Carr’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Eric Carr, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Eric Singer’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Eric Singer, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Flo Mounier’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Flo Mounier, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

A magician is a performer who creates and stages illusions of impossible or supernatural feats through natural means. Like magicians, drummers have the power to illude an entire audience with as much ease but through the clever use of rhythm instead. With his rhythmic batons Gavin Harrison has become one of the most skillful rhythmic illusionists of our time–a Houdini. Full Bio…

Eugene Victor “Gene” Hoglan II is one of the most creative and technically proficient drummers in the heavy-metal music scene since the 1980s. Gracing stages around North America and Europe with bands like Death and Strapping Young Lad has earned him a spot in the annals of heavy-metal drumming, especially because of his unorthodox but extremely precise and creative style. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Gene Krupa’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Gene Krupa, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Since the inception of the first heavy-metal bands in the late 1960s, heavy-metal drummers’ need for speed has stretched the boundaries of the style far beyond what was thought possible. However, no matter the speed they play at, the quench for faster chops never dies out. It’s because of drummers like George Kollias that the bar keeps getting raised higher. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Gerald Heyward’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Gerald Heyward, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Gil Sharone’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Gil Sharone, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Ginger Baker’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Ginger Baker, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Gregg Bissonette’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Gregg Bissonette, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Hannah Ford’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Hannah Ford, her drumming, her music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Horacio Hernandez’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Horacio Hernandez, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Ian Paice’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Ian Paice, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jab’o Starks’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jab’o Starks, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jack DeJohnette’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jack DeJohnette, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

John Edwin “Jake” Hanna was born and raised in Massachusetts. As a young kid living in Dorchester, Jake Hanna enjoyed smacking pipes, pots, pans and even stoves and washing machines with whatever he could put his hands on. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading James Gadson’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about James Gadson, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We all tend to naturally fear the unknown, the unsafe. This angst guides us through roads that strain us away from our own quests and passions. Those who venture out, following their dreams and desires are the ones history tends to always remember. This is the story of one of those men, the story of Jared Falk. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jason Bittner’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jason Bittner, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jason Bonham’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jason Bonham, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jason Kliewer’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jason Kliewer, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jay Deachman’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jay Deachman, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jeff Hamilton’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jeff Hamilton, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Jeffrey Thomas “Jeff” Porcaro was the first-born to jazz drumming great Joe Porcaro, and the eldest brother to Toto’s bassist Mike Porcaro and pianist Steve Porcaro. Jeff Porcaro was born to a family with strong bounds to music and percussion. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jeff Queen’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jeff Queen, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jerry Adolphe’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jerry Adolphe, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jim Chapin’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jim Chapin, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jim Keltner’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jim Keltner, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Joe Morello’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Joe Morello, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Joey Jordison has established himself as a reference in the world of drumming, especially in the heavy metal drumming scene, in the 15 plus years he has been drumming for metal band “Slipknot”. He’s arguably one of the fastest drummers in the world, showcasing an amazing speed and control over his hands and feet. Full Bio…

A lot of businesses are family driven. They’re passed on from fathers to sons for generations on end. Like a family business, drumming was passed on to John Blackwell by his father. The ways of groove-making and the music business were taught to him earlier on in his life. The investment earned him a slew of dividends in the form of gigs with artists like Prince and Justin Timberlake. Full Bio…

John Henry Bonham – also known as “Bonzo” – was born in the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire, England to Joan and Jack Bonham. John Bonham was the first of three musically inclined children to come out of Joan and Jack’s union. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading John Dolmayan’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about John Dolmayan, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading John JR Robinson’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about John JR Robinson, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading John Riley’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about John Riley, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Innovation is something many musicians strive for throughout their entire life and career. It’s not easy to innovate, to get that one single idea that will set you apart from your peers. Johnny Rabb is the extreme example of that. He has created a very unique voice for himself behind the drum set, and behind his many business endeavors. So, he not only had that one idea, but many more following it. Full Bio…

Jojo Mayer is one of the greatest drummers to have ever walked our planet, not only because of his skill level but because of his unrelenting search for creative freedom and musical expression. A jazz drummer by heart, it didn’t take him much time to face a harsh reality in America – the spirit of jazz wasn’t in jazz music anymore. That’s when his American adventure really began. Full Bio…

Many of us learn about drumming by playing along to our favorite records. More often than not, those exhilarating moments have us sharing the biggest stages in the world with our favorite artists, from the comfort of our homes. This is the story of a man who’s played those big stages, Michael Jackson’s live-drummer Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Jose Pasillas’ bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Jose Pasillas, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Josh Freese’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Josh Freese, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Keith Carlock’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Keith Carlock, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Keith John Moon was born to Alfred “Alf” and Kathleen “Kit” Moon at Central Middlesex Hospital in what was then the Urban District of Willesden, London in England. For the first three years of his life, Keith Moon was raised in Tokyngton, Brent in London. Keith Moon could be described as having a restless nature with a very comedic vein to it, and exhibited a great affinity to music from the get go. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Kenny Clarke’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Kenny Clarke, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Kenton Wiens’ bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Kenton Wiens, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Kyle Radomsky’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Kyle Radomsky, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Larry Mullen’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Larry Mullen, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Lars Ulrich was born to Torben Ulrich, a Dane professional tennis player and owner of a small jazz club in Copenhagen, Denmark. Lars Ulrich’s godfather was Dexter Gordon, an American jazz tenor saxophonist and Academy Award-nominated actor, who is best known as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language to the tenor saxophone. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Lenny White’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Lenny White, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

A focused musician and an extremely affable and knowledgeable teacher, Lionel Duperron represents what any drummer should strive to be – passionate and dedicated. He’s been making a name for himself for a while now, as a drum teacher, a studio and a live performer, having achieved worldwide exposure with his work for the FreeDrumLessons.com website. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Louie Bellson’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Louie Bellson, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Marco Minnemann’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Marco Minnemann, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

As one fifth of the metalcore outfit known as August Burns Red, Matt Greiner has been raising the bar of the heavy-metal-drumming scene for some years now. His powerful, precise, fast, groovy and creative drumming has been turning heads and earning him accolades all over the world. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Matt Sorum’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Matt Sorum, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Max Roach is regarded as one of the most important drummers in the history of jazz. His contributions to jazz music and modern drumming are invaluable. Max Roach, along with guys like Kenny Clarke, shaped what is now regarded as the standard vocabulary of modern jazz drumming with the invention of bebop. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Meg White’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Meg White, her drumming, her music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Mike Johnston’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Mike Johnston, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Mike Mangini’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Mike Mangini, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

In 2006, “The Total Package” Lex Luger retired from the world of professional wrestling. Little did he know that soon after, and with the release of The Moeller Method Secrets, the world would get acquainted with its new total package, but in the form of master drummer, educator, author, hand percussionist and session musician, Mike Michalkow. Full Bio…

Michael Stephen “Mike” Portnoy was born and raised in Long Beach, New York. Mike Portnoy developed an interest in music early on, because of his father Howard Portnoy, a huge fan of rock music that worked as a rock DJ at a local radio station in the early 1970s. Mike Portnoy was constantly surrounded by a wide variety of rock music. Full Bio…

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Drummer and main lyricist for progressive rock band Rush, “The Professor” has unquestionably set high standards in the world of drumming with his well thought out and challenging drum parts, as well as with his magnificent sculptured drum solos. He’s one of the biggest drum heroes in the world of rock music, and one of the main reasons many of you have picked up a pair of drumsticks. Full Bio…

Michael Henry “Nicko” McBrain was born in Hackney, East London, England on June 5, 1952. Coming to prominence in the early 1980s as the drummer for heavy-metal gods Iron Maiden, Nicko McBrain has established himself as one of the main driving forces and inspirations behind heavy-metal drumming today. Full Bio…

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Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey to bakery assistant Elsie Starkey and dock worker Richard Starkey. Ringo Starr comes from a musically inclined family. His grandparents played mandolin and banjo, and his parents had a piano at home. Ringo Starr never actually learned how to play the piano, although he enjoyed spending some time walking over it. Full Bio…

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Steve Gadd has been one of the world’s top session drummers since hitting the New York studio scene in the 1970s. He has worked with top names in the music industry inside and outside of the studio, becoming one of the most influential drummers of all time with his simple and very professional attitude – always serve the music to the best of his abilities, and play for the groove. Full Bio…

As a multi-instrumentalist, record producer and musical director, Steve Jordan has left his imprint on numerous projects and artists. He has dedicated his entire being and talent to the art of groove making for over 35 years, no matter the role he’s been cast to perform. However, it has been through his tremendous ability to play drum-set that we’ve come to love and respect him. The groove is here! Full Bio…

At the age of two, Steve Elliot Smith could already be found playing a drum set. His parents were the main culprits behind this hobby of his since the idea of getting him a kit was their’s. Unfortunately, Steve Smith’s drum set didn’t last long, seeing it was a toy-set and he didn’t know how to play. Full Bio…

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer Miles Copeland, Jr. and archaeologist Lorraine Adie Copeland gave birth to Stewart Armstrong Copeland in the summer of 1952. Just six months after his birth, Miles and Lorraine moved to Egypt with Stewart Copeland and his older siblings, Miles Copeland III and Ian Copeland. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Taylor Hawkins’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Taylor Hawkins, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

There are plenty of extraordinary drummers out there but not as much high-profile gigs and opportunities. It’s pretty uncommon for a drummer to need more than five fingers to count the number of successful acts they’ve worked with, unless they’re Teddy Campbell. Full Bio…

Terry John Bozzio was born on December 27, 1950 to Italian-American parents in San Francisco, California. His upbringing was fairly simple. Music was a part of his life from the get-go and was always around him. Terry Bozzio’s mother had sing in the high-school band, while his father was once a child-prodigy accordion player. Full Bio…

James “Jimmy” Owen Sullivan – known by the stage name “The Reverend Tholomew Plague” or just “The Rev” – started his musical journey at the tender age of five with piano and drum lessons. His early beginnings were urged by his parents will of having him learn to play a musical instrument. Full Bio…

Thomas Lang is considered one of the epitomes of the modern drummer. Few are the things he can’t play with his killer independence, speed, control, and precision. He’s seen as a focused clinician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, but above all else he’s an intense musician. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Thomas Pridgen’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Thomas Pridgen, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

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Tommy Igoe was born to a very musical family. His father, Sonny Igoe, had been making a name for himself as an educator and drummer since the early be-bop era, playing with guys like Benny Goodman and Woody Herman. Knowing the shortcomings that came from working in the music business, Sonny Igoe tried steering Tommy Igoe in a different direction. Full Bio…

Wild and loud are just a couple of words to qualify one of greatest rock drummers of all time, Tommy Lee. Mostly known as the drummer for heavy metal act Mötley Crüe, Tommy became known for some of his gimmicky drum solos, which featured a revolving and spinning drum set. Tommy has become an icon on his own right, and an epitome of what it is to be rock ‘n’ roll. Full Bio…

A child prodigy at first, Tony Royster Jr. was able to refine himself into one of the most talented and gifted drummers in the world. His level of success is a great example of what happens when you combine natural talent and facility with a ton of hard work, woodshedding, and determination. Full Bio…

Anthony Tillmon “Tony” Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 12, 1945. Tony Williams’ family moved to Boston, Massachusetts when he was a toddler. His father, Tillman Williams, was the main driving force behind Tony’s appreciation of music and jazz. Full Bio…

Travis Baker is arguably one of the most popular and creative drummers to walk our planet. He started getting noticed as the brains behind “blink-182’s” innovative punk driven rhythms, but is becoming one of today’s most influential musicians in the rock and pop fueled world of music. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Travis Orbin’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Travis Orbin, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

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We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Tré Cool’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Tré Cool, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

From pots and pans, to the halls of the Berkley School of Music, to the main stages with Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock, Megadeth, and Sting; Vinnie Colaiuta has left his mark wherever he has played drums. If the various styles of music were different speaking languages, Vinnie would articulate them all easily and with no accent whatsoever. Full Bio…

Vincent “Vinnie” Paul Abbott was born to Carolyn and Jerry Abbott, a country music songwriter and record producer, in Abilene, Texas in 1964. Music played a huge role in Vinnie Paul’s development as he was growing up. Jerry Abbot’s affair with music was influential in getting Vinnie Paul to play an instrument. Full Bio…

Music is a way of life. It takes a certain level of dedication and drive to shape ourselves into the musical beings we strive to be. There are no shortcuts, no magical methods. Talent alone won’t get you far. You have to practice and play. Virgil Donati represents this very essence. His playing comes to show how perfect practice does indeed make perfect. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Walfredo Reyes Senior’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Walfredo Reyes, Sr., his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Will Calhoun’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Will Calhoun, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

Going through life as the offspring of an accomplished musician bestows a heavy burden, one many aren’t apt of coping with. When you look at Zak Starkey however, you don’t see the son of legendary drummer Ringo Starr, you see an accomplished studio and touring drummer who’s made a very successful career and name for himself. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Zigaboo Modeliste’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Zigaboo Modeliste, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…

We are working on a new batch of drummer bios for DrumLessons.com. We’ll be uploading Zutty Singleton’s bio very soon. Come back to this page in the near future to learn about Zutty Singleton, his drumming, his music and career. Full Bio…